Category: Crime

The boards are rubbed and marked, but remain strong and square. The dust jacket is very rubbed and worn, with a chip out of the bottom of the spine which cuts out the publisher's name. There are multiple other small chips and tears along the edges, but the jacket remains mostly whole and intact. Internally, the pages are lightly tanned, but remain clean, crisp and complete. The binding is tight, and it is well preserved in cellophane. JV.K View more info

The boards, particularly the back board, are slightly warped from damp damage. The edges and corners are also marked from this damage. There is some general wear otherwise, but the silver gilt on the spine remains remarkably bright. Internally, there are some ink markings on the front end page. The first and last few pages are quite foxed, and unfortunately, there is damp staining at the edges of all of the pages within which gets worse towards the back. This does not af... View more info

The boards are very rubbed, marked and worn, with markings along the bottom edges and edge wear. The dust jacket is in extremely poor condition. It has suffered water damage and is severely damaged and marked. It is missing approximately half of the back covering of the jacket and is damaged by insects. Despite this, the front cover of the jacket remains remarkably intact and legible. Internally, the bottom edges of the pages are marked and worn and there may be sporadic... View more info

The boards are slightly edge worn but they remain strong and square. The dust jacket is rubbed, marked and worn, with some slight surface damage and a few tears along the edges. Internally, the front end page has a previous owner's signature and some faint pencil markings on it, but the rest of the pages are clean, crisp and complete. The binding remains tight and it is presented charmingly in cellophane. JV.K View more info

The boards are rubbed and worn but remain strong and square. The dust jacket is extremely shelf rubbed and worn, with a large chip out of the top edge which obscures the publisher and titles. There is creasing along the edges and small tears as well. It is in rather bad condition, but remains intact and mostly whole. Internally, the pages are clean, crisp and complete. The binding is tight and it is preserved in cellophane. JV.K View more info

The boards are rubbed, marked and edge worn, but remain surprisingly solid and bright. There is a small chip out of the cloth on the top edge of the board. The dust jacket is quite rubbed, marked and worn; it has several small chips out of the edges and near the edges of the spine, but none of these impact the legibility of the jacket. It is discoloured and worn, but remains whole and intact. Internally, there is some damage to the front end page and pastedown. The paste... View more info

The boards are rubbed and edge worn, but remain strong and whole, with bright gold gilt to the spine. Internally, there is a previous owner's signature on the front end page. The rest of the pages within are clean, crisp and complete and there are no other markings or inscriptions. The binding remains lovely and strong. A charming little book. JV.K View more info